HP 50g Graphing Calculator User Manual

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The solution, shown partially here in the Equation Writer, is:

Replacing the combination of constants accompanying the exponential terms
with simpler values, the expression can be simplified to y = K

1

⋅e

–3x

+ K

2

⋅e

5x

+

K

3

⋅e

2x

+ (450

⋅x

2

+330

⋅x+241)/13500.

We recognize the first three terms as the general solution of the homogeneous
equation (see Example 1, above). If y

h

represents the solution to the

homogeneous equation, i.e., y

h

= K

1

⋅e

–3x

+ K

2

⋅e

5x

+ K

3

⋅e

2x

. You can prove

that the remaining terms in the solution shown above, i.e., y

p

=

(450

⋅x

2

+330

⋅x+241)/13500, constitute a particular solution of the ODE.

To verify that y

p

= (450

⋅x

2

+330

⋅x+241)/13500, is indeed a particular solution

of the ODE, use the following:

'd1d1d1Y(X)-4*d1d1Y(X)-11*d1Y(X)+30*Y(X) = X^2'`

'Y(X)=(450*X^2+330*X+241)/13500' `

SUBST EV L

Allow the calculator about ten seconds to produce the result: ‘X^2 = X^2’.
Example 3 - Solving a system of linear differential equations with constant
coefficients.
Consider the system of linear differential equations:

x

1

’(t) + 2x

2

’(t) = 0,

Note: This result is general for all non-homogeneous linear ODEs, i.e., given
the solution of the homogeneous equation, y

h

(x), the solution of the

corresponding non-homogeneous equation, y(x), can be written as

y(x) = y

h

(x) + y

p

(x),

where y

p

(x) is a particular solution to the ODE.

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